Scottish Executive

Ambulance Service

Mr Andrew Welsh (Angus) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-31889 by Malcolm Chisholm on 5 December 2002, at what peak times the cardiac response unit (CRU) operates.

Malcolm Chisholm: The peak times during which the CRU operates have been identified through the analysis of relevant clinical data, and are continually monitored to ensure the CRU can meet the predicted demand. The CRU currently operates between the hours of 8am and 8pm, Monday to Sunday.

Anti-Social Behaviour

Mr Gil Paterson (Central Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what evaluation has been carried out into the effectiveness of anti-social behaviour policies across Scotland.

Ms Margaret Curran: A report of the review of good practice in housing management, conducted by a team of researchers from Glasgow and Heriot-Watt Universities, was published in 2001. Copies were placed in the Parliament’s Reference Centre (the relevant Bib. numbers are 14447, 14448 and 14449) and on the Scottish Executive website at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/publications/search . The report (in three parts) reviews developments in housing management practices since the Scottish Office published A Baseline Study of Housing Management in Scotland  in 1995. It is a comprehensive piece of research which includes a survey of good practice in the management of anti-social behaviour. Research is currently under way into the cost and effectiveness of mediation when compared to other legal remedies and a report will be published shortly on an audit of practice in all local authorities conducted by the Sociable Neighbourhood National Co-ordinator.

Better Neighbourhood Services Fund

Brian Fitzpatrick (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how many households in the East Dunbartonshire Council area are being provided with personal computers and access to the internet under the Better Neighbourhood Services Fund.

Ms Margaret Curran: East Dunbartonshire Council is not one of the 12 councils participating in the Better Neighbourhood Services Fund.

Civil Service

Alex Neil (Central Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-28387 by Mr Andy Kerr on 10 September 2002, who delegated to the Permanent Secretary and his colleagues the responsibility to deploy and manage civil servants; when this responsibility was delegated, and whether there are any waivers that allow ministers to intervene in the deployment and management of civil servants.

Mr Andy Kerr: The delegation to the First Minister of powers in relation to certain personnel issues was made on behalf of the Minister for the Civil Service on 1 July 1999. The delegation is subject to the condition that the First Minister complies with the provisions of the Civil Service Management Code (CSMC). In order to preserve the political impartiality of the civil service and in accordance with established practice, these powers are exercised by civil servants on behalf of the First Minister. Ministers are consulted about the appointment of civil servants in accordance with the requirements of the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Code . In addition, ministers are consulted about some internal deployment such as the appointment of staff to a minister’s private office.

Concessionary Travel

Mr Kenny MacAskill (Lothians) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what additional resources will be made available to local authorities for the local bus travel concessionary fares scheme from April 2003 for extension of the scheme to men aged between 60 and 64, broken down by local authority.

Lewis Macdonald: The Executive will make available an additional £10 million to local authorities from April 2003 to extend eligibility for concessionary local bus travel to men aged 60 to 64. These resources are part of the unhypothecated general block grant allocation paid to all local authorities and are not identified separately. It is for councils to establish the actual level of expenditure on individual services.

Crofting

Jackie Baillie (Dumbarton) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive, with regard to its news release SEfm075/2002 on 28 October 2002, how its relocation policy review will be implemented.

Mr Andy Kerr: The implementation of the new strand to the relocation policy will be taken forward in consultation with key public sector stakeholders.

  The Executive has written to bodies covered by the relocation policy requesting that they identify small units of work that could be successfully carried out in more remote areas, without compromising efficiency. Reviews will then be carried out on the most promising opportunities.

  More detailed aspects of how the scheme will operate have been discussed with Scottish Enterprise, Highlands and Islands Enterprise, and COSLA. The Executive will shortly be writing to all local authorities and local enterprise companies to alert them to the details.

Drug Misuse

Brian Fitzpatrick (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what funding has been made available for drug-specific treatment services for users resident in the East Dunbartonshire Council area in each year since 1996.

Hugh Henry: Funding for treatment services is allocated to NHS boards. East Dunbartonshire falls within the Greater Glasgow NHS Board area. The following table details the funding made available for drug-specific treatment services allocated to Greater Glasgow NHS Board from 1998-99. Funding for drugs services prior to 1998-99 was arranged by contract between the Common Services Agency and individual boards and the information is not available centrally.

  


NHS Board 
  

Allocation 1998-99
(£000) 
  

Allocation 1999-2000
(£000) 
  

Allocation
2000-01
(£000) 
  

Allocation
2001-02
(£000) 
  

Allocation
2002-03
(£000) 
  



Greater Glasgow* 
  

2,871 
  

3,502 
  

3,670 
  

4,387 
  

4,488 
  



  Note:

  *Funding does not include additional resources of £250,000 allocated to Greater Glasgow NHS Board in 2001-02 or £500,000 in 2002-03 to meet the treatment costs of the Glasgow Drug Court pilot.

Drug Misuse

Brian Fitzpatrick (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what funding for drug-specific education and rehabilitation has been allocated to East Dunbartonshire Council for the period 2001-02 to 2003-04.

Hugh Henry: The costs of rehabilitation are met through local authorities’ Grant-aided expenditure (GAE). Additional funding of £147,00 per annum has been included within East Dunbartonshire’s GAE line for drugs-specific rehabilitation for the period 2001-02 to 2003-04.

  Funding for drugs education is met within overall education budgets. However, an additional £25,000 has been made available to East Dunbartonshire Education Department for this purpose for 2001-02 and for 2002-03.

Drug Misuse

Brian Fitzpatrick (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what additional funding for drug-related work with young people and families has been allocated to East Dunbartonshire Council for the period 2001-02 to 2003-04.

Hugh Henry: Additional funding of £157,000 from the Changing Children’s Services Fund has been made available to East Dunbartonshire Council over the period 2001-02 to 2003-04 for drug-related work with young people and families.

Drug and Alcohol Misuse

Richard Lochhead (North-East Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding was allocated (a) to and (b) by each NHS board for schemes to tackle (i) alcohol and (ii) drug misuse in (1) the current year and (2) each of the last three years and how much funding is projected to be allocated to each NHS board for each of the next two years for such purposes, expressed per head of population and per problem-user and giving the percentage changes in allocation in each year.

Hugh Henry: The following table details the resources allocated to NHS boards for drug treatment services since 1999-2000. Allocations for 2003-04 are expected to remain at 2002-03 levels. NHS boards are also free to utilise resources for drug-specific initiatives from their hospital and community care allocations. It is for the Drug Action Teams (DATs) and their local partners, including NHS boards, to determine how these resources are spent, taking into account local needs and circumstances. Some detail on spend is included in DAT Corporate Action Plans, which can be accessed on the national drugs website at http://www.drugmisuse.isdscotland.org

  Funding for services addressing alcohol problems is provided within resources allocated to NHS boards and local authorities, but is not specifically identified. The Executive has, however, made £3.375 million available through central budgets in this financial year to support local and national action to tackle alcohol problems.

  No decisions have been taken on resources for both drugs and alcohol beyond 2003-04.

  


NHS Board 
  

Allocation 1999-2000
(£000) 
  

Allocation 2000-01
(£000) 
  

Allocation 2001-02
(£000) 
  

Allocation 2002-03-04
(£000) 
  

Per Capita1
2002-03-04 
  

Per Problem2 User
2002-03-04 
  



Argyll and Clyde 
  

901 
  

984 
  

1,111 
  

1,338 
  

3.18 
  

247.6 
  



Ayrshire and Arran 
  

535 
  

609 
  

737 
  

987 
  

2.66 
  

322.6 
  



Borders 
  

96 
  

118 
  

160 
  

162 
  

1.51 
  

276 
  



Dumfries and Galloway 
  

96 
  

124 
  

298 
  

258 
  

1.79 
  

219 
  



Fife 
  

445 
  

514 
  

698 
  

789 
  

2.25 
  

275.2 
  



Forth Valley 
  

172 
  

226 
  

462 
  

557 
  

2.00 
  

252.3 
  



Grampian 
  

972 
  

1,085 
  

1,283 
  

1,313 
  

2.53 
  

242.6 
  



Greater Glasgow3


3,502 
  

3,670 
  

4,387 
  

4,488 
  

4.99 
  

280.9 
  



Highland 
  

137 
  

181 
  

300 
  

414 
  

1.99 
  

402.2 
  



Lanarkshire 
  

497 
  

607 
  

862 
  

1,449 
  

2.58 
  

285.5 
  



Lothian 
  

2,776 
  

2,922 
  

3,214 
  

3,539 
  

4.48 
  

416.4 
  



Orkney 
  

16 
  

20 
  

24 
  

32 
  

1.66 
  

1111 
  



Shetland 
  

37 
  

42 
  

46 
  

55 
  

2.49 
  

505.6 
  



Tayside 
  

1,151 
  

1,225 
  

1,348 
  

1,483 
  

3.90 
  

344.6 
  



Western Isles 
  

20 
  

25 
  

43 
  

87 
  

3.28 
  

1345.4 
  



Total Scotland 
  

11,352 
  

12,352 
  

14,973 
  

16,951 
  

3.32 
  

303.7 
  



  Note:

  1. The populations used for years 2001 and 2002 are projections based on the 2000 population.

  2. Problem drug misuse is defined as use of opiates and benzodiazepines. Source: Estimating the National and Local Prevalence of Problem Drug Misuse in Scotland, November 2001.

  3. Funding does not include additional resources of £250,000 allocated to Greater Glasgow NHS Board in 2001-02 or £500,000 in 2002-03 to meet the treatment costs of the Glasgow Drug Court Pilot.

Education

Rhona Brankin (Midlothian) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what role is envisaged for artists and performers in fostering creativity within education.

Mike Watson: Arts organisations which receive core funding from the Scottish Arts Council are expected, wherever appropriate, to undertake education and outreach work to a high standard within their programmes of activity. Examples of this work by Scottish companies are mentioned in the Second Annual Report of the National Cultural Strategy . Some of these bodies have developed considerable expertise in this area. Also, the Cultural Co-ordinators in Schools programme aims to take an innovative approach to giving children and young people an opportunity to engage with professional artists and performers. A range of models will be piloted, which will involve young people visiting formal cultural performances and cultural specialists from every field leading practical sessions within schools.

Education

Rhona Brankin (Midlothian) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what cross-cutting policy development is taking place to foster creativity in young people.

Mike Watson: I collaborate closely with my colleagues Cathy Jamieson and Iain Gray in taking a strategic approach to policies which help to foster creativity in young people. In relation to school education, for example, the Cultural Co-ordinators in Schools programme has an objective to explore ways to develop opportunities for creativity across the curriculum. The cultural agencies are also responding with a range of cross-cutting initiatives to help develop creativity and innovative approaches to learning about the arts, culture and heritage. Some key examples of relevant initiatives are mentioned in the Second Annual Report of the National Cultural Strategy , which I launched last November.

  My collaboration with Iain Gray involves working with the cultural and enterprise agencies, the Sector Skills Council, and education providers to take forward a strategic policy framework for the development of the creative industries. This includes opportunities for creative skills development and routes to creative employment for young people.

  The arts and culture have a special ability to assist children and young people to acquire important life skills such as flexible approaches to problem-solving, networking and communications. I look to our initiatives to support this approach to learning, which carries important benefits right across the curriculum.

Education

Mr Brian Monteith (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of pupils in each local authority area did not attain Level A within the 5-14 attainment targets by the end of primary 4 for (a) reading, (b) writing and (c) mathematics in each year since 1998.

Nicol Stephen: The following table shows the percentage of pupils in each local authority who did not reach 5-14 attainment Level A or above by the end of primary 4 in the school years 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01 and 2001-02. Results are shown for reading, writing and mathematics separately.

  The information was obtained from the annual survey of 5-14 attainment levels in publicly funded schools. The results include a small number of pupils where level of attainment was not available.

  Data collected from Gaelic-medium education establishments are included in the 2001-02 results, but were excluded in previous years due to problems with data definitions and data consistency. Therefore caution should be applied when considering year-on-year comparisons of some local authorities.

  5-14 Attainment of Pupils in Publicly Funded Schools in Scotland by Local Authority - Percentage of Pupils Not Attaining Level A or Above by End of P4

  


Local Authority 
  

Reading
% P4 Not Attaining Level A or Above 
  

Writing
% P4 Not Attaining Level A or Above 
  


 

1998-99 
  

1999-2000 
  

2000-01 
  

2001-02 
  

1998-99 
  

1999-2000 
  

2000-01 
  

2001-02 
  



Scotland 
  

7.6% 
  

5.4% 
  

4.5% 
  

4.3% 
  

11.7% 
  

7.5% 
  

6.0% 
  

5.2% 
  



Aberdeen City 
  

7.6% 
  

6.1% 
  

4.4% 
  

4.4% 
  

8.7% 
  

8.4% 
  

7.1% 
  

4.6% 
  



Aberdeenshire 
  

5.5% 
  

3.9% 
  

3.1% 
  

3.2% 
  

6.5% 
  

5.2% 
  

3.6% 
  

3.5% 
  



Angus 
  

4.3% 
  

3.5% 
  

4.4% 
  

4.1% 
  

7.4% 
  

5.0% 
  

7.8% 
  

6.0% 
  



Argyll and Bute 
  

23.3% 
  

4.9% 
  

3.9% 
  

4.5% 
  

25.3% 
  

4.8% 
  

3.8% 
  

6.5% 
  



Clackmannanshire 
  

8.2% 
  

7.4% 
  

3.7% 
  

4.6% 
  

13.9% 
  

7.4% 
  

6.5% 
  

4.4% 
  



Dumfries and Galloway 
  

7.3% 
  

6.6% 
  

6.0% 
  

4.2% 
  

10.1% 
  

9.4% 
  

8.7% 
  

6.2% 
  



Dundee City 
  

9.4% 
  

6.5% 
  

6.6% 
  

4.4% 
  

14.0% 
  

10.5% 
  

7.5% 
  

8.0% 
  



East Ayrshire 
  

6.4% 
  

5.5% 
  

4.1% 
  

4.4% 
  

18.2% 
  

8.8% 
  

5.7% 
  

5.5% 
  



East Dunbartonshire 
  

4.8% 
  

1.9% 
  

2.0% 
  

1.7% 
  

6.7% 
  

3.9% 
  

2.4% 
  

2.2% 
  



East Lothian 
  

5.7% 
  

5.3% 
  

6.6% 
  

4.0% 
  

8.4% 
  

6.7% 
  

4.6% 
  

3.3% 
  



East Renfrewshire 
  

3.9% 
  

2.9% 
  

1.9% 
  

1.9% 
  

7.5% 
  

4.0% 
  

2.4% 
  

2.6% 
  



Edinburgh City 
  

7.1% 
  

5.5% 
  

4.9% 
  

5.5% 
  

9.2% 
  

8.5% 
  

6.7% 
  

5.6% 
  



Eilean Siar 
  

6.5% 
  

4.1% 
  

4.0% 
  

2.4% 
  

12.9% 
  

4.1% 
  

8.0% 
  

3.8% 
  



Falkirk 
  

7.3% 
  

4.0% 
  

4.5% 
  

4.0% 
  

10.5% 
  

5.4% 
  

4.4% 
  

4.7% 
  



Fife 
  

8.8% 
  

7.9% 
  

6.0% 
  

5.8% 
  

14.1% 
  

10.0% 
  

7.7% 
  

6.4% 
  



Glasgow City 
  

8.3% 
  

6.4% 
  

5.7% 
  

6.5% 
  

16.1% 
  

9.7% 
  

8.5% 
  

8.9% 
  



Highland 
  

7.5% 
  

5.9% 
  

4.6% 
  

5.0% 
  

11.3% 
  

7.3% 
  

5.9% 
  

4.4% 
  



Inverclyde 
  

7.4% 
  

5.3% 
  

3.2% 
  

3.4% 
  

13.1% 
  

9.4% 
  

4.4% 
  

4.6% 
  



Midlothian 
  

8.6% 
  

7.8% 
  

4.7% 
  

4.0% 
  

11.3% 
  

8.3% 
  

7.3% 
  

5.3% 
  



Moray 
  

5.3% 
  

4.0% 
  

5.2% 
  

4.5% 
  

7.3% 
  

5.0% 
  

6.2% 
  

6.4% 
  



North Ayrshire 
  

6.9% 
  

5.6% 
  

4.6% 
  

3.5% 
  

10.7% 
  

7.4% 
  

7.0% 
  

4.2% 
  



North Lanarkshire 
  

6.7% 
  

4.9% 
  

4.1% 
  

3.7% 
  

14.7% 
  

8.4% 
  

6.1% 
  

4.5% 
  



Orkney Islands 
  

4.6% 
  

3.4% 
  

1.6% 
  

3.0% 
  

4.6% 
  

6.0% 
  

1.6% 
  

3.0% 
  



Perth and Kinross 
  

5.7% 
  

5.0% 
  

5.2% 
  

4.2% 
  

7.5% 
  

6.1% 
  

6.4% 
  

4.2% 
  



Renfrewshire 
  

15.1% 
  

4.4% 
  

3.5% 
  

2.8% 
  

16.0% 
  

6.0% 
  

5.3% 
  

5.1% 
  



Scottish Borders 
  

3.6% 
  

4.2% 
  

3.7% 
  

4.0% 
  

4.0% 
  

5.1% 
  

4.2% 
  

3.9% 
  



Shetland Islands 
  

4.2% 
  

3.5% 
  

1.6% 
  

6.0% 
  

4.2% 
  

4.5% 
  

2.5% 
  

5.4% 
  



South Ayrshire 
  

5.3% 
  

3.8% 
  

3.5% 
  

3.7% 
  

7.6% 
  

5.4% 
  

5.5% 
  

4.0% 
  



South Lanarkshire 
  

6.0% 
  

3.8% 
  

3.3% 
  

2.7% 
  

10.1% 
  

6.1% 
  

4.0% 
  

3.7% 
  



Stirling 
  

6.3% 
  

5.9% 
  

5.0% 
  

4.8% 
  

11.1% 
  

8.1% 
  

5.0% 
  

4.5% 
  



West Dunbartonshire 
  

10.6% 
  

5.7% 
  

3.7% 
  

3.1% 
  

13.4% 
  

8.7% 
  

6.6% 
  

4.6% 
  



West Lothian 
  

9.2% 
  

7.1% 
  

4.8% 
  

4.4% 
  

12.6% 
  

7.9% 
  

5.7% 
  

4.2% 
  



  5-14 Attainment of Pupils in Publicly Funded Schools in Scotland by Local Authority - Percentage of Pupils Not Attaining Level A or Above by End of P4

  


Local Authority 
  

Maths
% P4 Not Attaining Level A or Above 
  


 

1998-99 
  

1999-2000 
  

2000-01 
  

2001-02 
  



Scotland 
  

3.3% 
  

2.2% 
  

2.0% 
  

1.9% 
  



Aberdeen City 
  

2.4% 
  

3.0% 
  

2.4% 
  

2.6% 
  



Aberdeenshire 
  

1.4% 
  

1.9% 
  

0.8% 
  

1.5% 
  



Angus 
  

2.0% 
  

1.6% 
  

2.7% 
  

2.6% 
  



Argyll and Bute 
  

20.6% 
  

2.5% 
  

1.9% 
  

1.6% 
  



Clackmannanshire 
  

3.4% 
  

1.5% 
  

2.1% 
  

3.4% 
  



Dumfries and Galloway 
  

2.7% 
  

2.5% 
  

2.9% 
  

2.5% 
  



Dundee City 
  

5.2% 
  

2.4% 
  

2.1% 
  

2.7% 
  



East Ayrshire 
  

3.0% 
  

2.2% 
  

1.5% 
  

1.3% 
  



East Dunbartonshire 
  

4.0% 
  

0.8% 
  

1.2% 
  

1.0% 
  



East Lothian 
  

2.3% 
  

2.1% 
  

1.5% 
  

1.8% 
  



East Renfrewshire 
  

2.3% 
  

1.3% 
  

1.1% 
  

0.6% 
  



Edinburgh City 
  

2.8% 
  

3.0% 
  

3.2% 
  

3.0% 
  



Eilean Siar 
  

5.0% 
  

0.0% 
  

4.0% 
  

2.1% 
  



Falkirk 
  

2.3% 
  

1.7% 
  

1.7% 
  

1.1% 
  



Fife 
  

2.3% 
  

2.2% 
  

2.1% 
  

1.8% 
  



Glasgow City 
  

3.5% 
  

2.6% 
  

3.1% 
  

3.0% 
  



Highland 
  

2.9% 
  

3.0% 
  

2.1% 
  

2.9% 
  



Inverclyde 
  

3.0% 
  

1.5% 
  

1.1% 
  

1.5% 
  



Midlothian 
  

4.6% 
  

4.1% 
  

2.8% 
  

1.8% 
  



Moray 
  

2.4% 
  

2.0% 
  

3.6% 
  

3.4% 
  



North Ayrshire 
  

2.3% 
  

2.2% 
  

1.0% 
  

1.2% 
  



North Lanarkshire 
  

2.6% 
  

1.4% 
  

1.2% 
  

1.3% 
  



Orkney Islands 
  

1.8% 
  

1.3% 
  

0.8% 
  

1.3% 
  



Perth and Kinross 
  

2.0% 
  

2.4% 
  

2.0% 
  

2.0% 
  



Renfrewshire 
  

8.0% 
  

2.0% 
  

1.7% 
  

0.8% 
  



Scottish Borders 
  

1.0% 
  

2.3% 
  

2.0% 
  

2.0% 
  



Shetland Islands 
  

2.7% 
  

2.3% 
  

0.6% 
  

2.0% 
  



South Ayrshire 
  

2.7% 
  

1.5% 
  

1.1% 
  

1.6% 
  



South Lanarkshire 
  

1.7% 
  

1.1% 
  

1.1% 
  

1.3% 
  



Stirling 
  

2.5% 
  

1.7% 
  

1.8% 
  

1.9% 
  



West Dunbartonshire 
  

7.6% 
  

2.2% 
  

1.6% 
  

1.6% 
  



West Lothian 
  

3.2% 
  

3.1% 
  

2.1% 
  

0.8%

Education

Mr Brian Monteith (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of pupils in each local authority area did not attain Level B within the 5-14 attainment targets by the end of primary 6 for (a) reading, (b) writing and (c) mathematics in each year since 1998.

Nicol Stephen: The following table shows the percentage of pupils in each local authority who did not reach 5-14 attainment Level B or above by the end of primary 6 in the school years 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01 and 2001-02. Results are shown for reading, writing and mathematics separately.

  The information was obtained from the annual survey of 5-14 attainment levels in publicly funded schools. The results include a small number of pupils where level of attainment was not available.

  Data collected from Gaelic-medium education establishments are included in the 2001-02 results, but were excluded in previous years due to problems with data definitions and data consistency. Therefore caution should be applied when considering year-on-year comparisons of some local authorities.

  5-14 Attainment of Pupils in Publicly Funded Schools in Scotland by Local Authority – Percentage of Pupils Not Attaining Level B or Above by End of P6

  


Local Authority 
  

Reading
% P6 Not Attaining Level B or Above 
  

Writing
% P6 Not Attaining Level B or Above 
  



1998-99 
  

1999-2000 
  

2000-01 
  

2001-02 
  

1998-99 
  

1999-2000 
  

2000-01 
  

2001-02 
  



Scotland 
  

6.9% 
  

4.9% 
  

4.0% 
  

3.9% 
  

11.5% 
  

8.0% 
  

6.4% 
  

6.0% 
  



Aberdeen City 
  

5.0% 
  

4.6% 
  

4.4% 
  

4.2% 
  

7.8% 
  

6.2% 
  

5.8% 
  

5.2% 
  



Aberdeenshire 
  

3.0% 
  

3.0% 
  

3.1% 
  

2.6% 
  

5.2% 
  

4.4% 
  

4.2% 
  

3.2% 
  



Angus 
  

6.4% 
  

4.2% 
  

4.0% 
  

3.1% 
  

8.9% 
  

6.1% 
  

7.7% 
  

5.3% 
  



Argyll and Bute 
  

26.1% 
  

3.7% 
  

2.5% 
  

4.0% 
  

33.2% 
  

4.4% 
  

5.2% 
  

4.7% 
  



Clackmannanshire 
  

6.1% 
  

3.9% 
  

2.5% 
  

4.3% 
  

11.9% 
  

7.9% 
  

5.9% 
  

7.6% 
  



Dumfries and Galloway 
  

6.1% 
  

6.5% 
  

5.1% 
  

5.6% 
  

9.8% 
  

10.0% 
  

7.4% 
  

7.7% 
  



Dundee City 
  

9.2% 
  

5.9% 
  

6.7% 
  

5.5% 
  

13.9% 
  

10.9% 
  

10.0% 
  

9.2% 
  



East Ayrshire 
  

7.6% 
  

4.5% 
  

3.3% 
  

4.8% 
  

16.3% 
  

11.4% 
  

5.5% 
  

8.1% 
  



East Dunbartonshire 
  

2.4% 
  

2.2% 
  

2.0% 
  

1.5% 
  

6.4% 
  

4.6% 
  

2.9% 
  

1.9% 
  



East Lothian 
  

5.8% 
  

3.1% 
  

3.4% 
  

3.5% 
  

9.1% 
  

5.6% 
  

5.1% 
  

4.9% 
  



East Renfrewshire 
  

3.3% 
  

3.2% 
  

3.0% 
  

2.2% 
  

8.5% 
  

4.3% 
  

4.9% 
  

3.7% 
  



Edinburgh City 
  

7.2% 
  

5.8% 
  

4.1% 
  

4.8% 
  

10.5% 
  

7.6% 
  

6.8% 
  

6.4% 
  



Eilean Siar 
  

5.0% 
  

2.0% 
  

1.4% 
  

8.3% 
  

10.7% 
  

3.0% 
  

1.4% 
  

9.6% 
  



Falkirk 
  

6.3% 
  

4.4% 
  

3.2% 
  

2.9% 
  

8.7% 
  

5.8% 
  

4.1% 
  

3.8% 
  



Fife 
  

7.4% 
  

6.9% 
  

4.1% 
  

4.8% 
  

12.3% 
  

12.3% 
  

7.3% 
  

7.7% 
  



Glasgow City 
  

7.4% 
  

6.0% 
  

5.5% 
  

4.9% 
  

16.4% 
  

10.6% 
  

8.7% 
  

8.2% 
  



Highland 
  

7.0% 
  

5.3% 
  

4.3% 
  

4.5% 
  

9.7% 
  

6.3% 
  

5.5% 
  

5.2% 
  



Inverclyde 
  

5.0% 
  

3.9% 
  

3.5% 
  

3.8% 
  

9.9% 
  

7.6% 
  

8.2% 
  

7.8% 
  



Midlothian 
  

7.1% 
  

5.8% 
  

5.6% 
  

5.5% 
  

10.6% 
  

7.9% 
  

6.9% 
  

7.0% 
  



Moray 
  

4.3% 
  

4.7% 
  

4.6% 
  

4.1% 
  

7.6% 
  

6.1% 
  

6.0% 
  

5.0% 
  



North Ayrshire 
  

6.3% 
  

4.8% 
  

4.0% 
  

3.5% 
  

9.3% 
  

9.0% 
  

6.8% 
  

6.4% 
  



North Lanarkshire 
  

6.1% 
  

4.6% 
  

3.7% 
  

3.4% 
  

15.9% 
  

9.2% 
  

6.1% 
  

5.2% 
  



Orkney Islands 
  

4.1% 
  

5.4% 
  

3.4% 
  

2.5% 
  

4.5% 
  

5.4% 
  

4.8% 
  

4.1% 
  



Perth and Kinross 
  

4.3% 
  

3.6% 
  

4.3% 
  

4.6% 
  

5.2% 
  

4.9% 
  

5.9% 
  

6.6% 
  



Renfrewshire 
  

13.8% 
  

4.7% 
  

3.8% 
  

3.0% 
  

20.4% 
  

8.8% 
  

7.9% 
  

6.0% 
  



Scottish Borders 
  

4.5% 
  

4.0% 
  

2.7% 
  

3.3% 
  

7.6% 
  

4.7% 
  

4.2% 
  

4.8% 
  



Shetland Islands 
  

4.0% 
  

4.4% 
  

3.0% 
  

3.9% 
  

5.2% 
  

4.4% 
  

3.3% 
  

4.2% 
  



South Ayrshire 
  

3.8% 
  

3.2% 
  

2.4% 
  

3.4% 
  

6.6% 
  

4.9% 
  

4.8% 
  

5.4% 
  



South Lanarkshire 
  

5.6% 
  

3.5% 
  

3.4% 
  

2.3% 
  

9.3% 
  

7.7% 
  

5.0% 
  

4.4% 
  



Stirling 
  

5.1% 
  

5.3% 
  

2.8% 
  

3.7% 
  

9.0% 
  

9.1% 
  

4.6% 
  

5.9% 
  



West Dunbartonshire 
  

15.3% 
  

5.9% 
  

5.0% 
  

4.0% 
  

14.3% 
  

7.8% 
  

7.5% 
  

6.1% 
  



West Lothian 
  

7.1% 
  

6.3% 
  

4.9% 
  

3.8% 
  

9.8% 
  

9.7% 
  

7.4% 
  

5.9% 
  



  5-14 Attainment of Pupils in Publicly Funded Schools in Scotland by Local Authority - Percentage of Pupils Not Attaining Level B or Above by End of P6

  


Local Authority 
  

Maths
% P6 Not Attaining Level B or Above 
  



1998-99 
  

1999-2000 
  

2000-01 
  

2001-02 
  



Scotland 
  

5.9% 
  

4.5% 
  

3.8% 
  

3.9% 
  



Aberdeen City 
  

4.0% 
  

4.7% 
  

3.8% 
  

4.6% 
  



Aberdeenshire 
  

2.8% 
  

2.7% 
  

2.9% 
  

3.1% 
  



Angus 
  

5.6% 
  

4.5% 
  

5.7% 
  

3.8% 
  



Argyll and Bute 
  

24.3% 
  

3.3% 
  

3.4% 
  

3.4% 
  



Clackmannanshire 
  

4.5% 
  

4.2% 
  

4.6% 
  

5.9% 
  



Dumfries and Galloway 
  

5.7% 
  

6.0% 
  

4.9% 
  

5.9% 
  



Dundee City 
  

8.3% 
  

7.6% 
  

6.1% 
  

5.7% 
  



East Ayrshire 
  

6.1% 
  

5.0% 
  

2.8% 
  

4.7% 
  



East Dunbartonshire 
  

4.6% 
  

1.7% 
  

1.5% 
  

1.4% 
  



East Lothian 
  

5.3% 
  

3.3% 
  

4.8% 
  

5.0% 
  



East Renfrewshire 
  

2.4% 
  

2.6% 
  

1.8% 
  

1.8% 
  



Edinburgh City 
  

6.0% 
  

6.6% 
  

5.5% 
  

5.8% 
  



Eilean Siar 
  

4.4% 
  

4.0% 
  

1.4% 
  

6.8% 
  



Falkirk 
  

3.8% 
  

4.2% 
  

2.5% 
  

1.9% 
  



Fife 
  

5.0% 
  

5.2% 
  

3.9% 
  

4.7% 
  



Glasgow City 
  

6.6% 
  

4.9% 
  

4.3% 
  

4.6% 
  



Highland 
  

6.9% 
  

5.3% 
  

4.6% 
  

4.7% 
  



Inverclyde 
  

4.7% 
  

2.5% 
  

3.2% 
  

3.9% 
  



Midlothian 
  

4.6% 
  

6.7% 
  

5.7% 
  

5.5% 
  



Moray 
  

4.1% 
  

4.4% 
  

3.9% 
  

3.8% 
  



North Ayrshire 
  

4.5% 
  

4.2% 
  

3.6% 
  

3.0% 
  



North Lanarkshire 
  

5.0% 
  

4.1% 
  

2.6% 
  

2.6% 
  



Orkney Islands 
  

2.0% 
  

2.9% 
  

3.1% 
  

1.7% 
  



Perth and Kinross 
  

2.9% 
  

3.1% 
  

4.0% 
  

4.5% 
  



Renfrewshire 
  

14.5% 
  

3.8% 
  

3.1% 
  

2.5% 
  



Scottish Borders 
  

4.0% 
  

3.4% 
  

3.6% 
  

3.5% 
  



Shetland Islands 
  

4.0% 
  

3.4% 
  

3.6% 
  

2.9% 
  



South Ayrshire 
  

3.5% 
  

3.2% 
  

2.6% 
  

3.0% 
  



South Lanarkshire 
  

3.4% 
  

3.1% 
  

2.5% 
  

2.1% 
  



Stirling 
  

4.8% 
  

5.1% 
  

3.2% 
  

3.8% 
  



West Dunbartonshire 
  

15.9% 
  

5.3% 
  

5.1% 
  

3.8% 
  



West Lothian 
  

5.0% 
  

6.6% 
  

3.6% 
  

2.8%

Education

Mr Brian Monteith (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of pupils in each local authority area did not attain Level C within the 5-14 attainment targets by the end of primary 7 for (a) reading, (b) writing and (c) mathematics in each year since 1998.

Nicol Stephen: The following table shows the percentage of pupils in each local authority who did not reach 5-14 attainment Level C or above by the end of primary 7 in the school years 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01 and 2001-02. Results are shown for reading, writing and mathematics separately.

  The information was obtained from the annual survey of 5-14 attainment levels in publicly funded schools. The results include a small number of pupils where level of attainment was not available.

  Data collected from Gaelic-medium education establishments are included in the 2001-02 results, but were excluded in previous years due to problems with data definitions and data consistency. Therefore caution should be applied when considering year-on-year comparisons of some local authorities.

  5-14 Attainment of Pupils in Publicly Funded Schools in Scotland by Local Authority - Percentage of Pupils Not Attaining Level C or Above by End of P7

  


Local Authority 
  

Reading
% P7 Not Attaining Level C or Above 
  

Writing
% P7 Not Attaining Level C or Above 
  



1998-99 
  

1999-2000 
  

2000-01 
  

2001-02 
  

1998-99 
  

1999-2000 
  

2000-01 
  

2001-02 
  



Scotland 
  

12.2% 
  

9.6% 
  

8.1% 
  

7.0% 
  

20.7% 
  

16.6% 
  

14.7% 
  

13.0% 
  



Aberdeen City 
  

9.3% 
  

10.3% 
  

7.0% 
  

6.8% 
  

16.4% 
  

15.0% 
  

12.3% 
  

11.9% 
  



Aberdeenshire 
  

6.6% 
  

6.2% 
  

6.8% 
  

6.3% 
  

11.8% 
  

11.6% 
  

11.3% 
  

10.4% 
  



Angus 
  

12.2% 
  

10.8% 
  

8.5% 
  

6.9% 
  

19.6% 
  

15.7% 
  

14.5% 
  

16.1% 
  



Argyll and Bute 
  

20.4% 
  

9.0% 
  

5.7% 
  

5.6% 
  

35.5% 
  

13.5% 
  

11.3% 
  

12.5% 
  



Clackmannanshire 
  

13.9% 
  

10.0% 
  

7.0% 
  

8.5% 
  

28.9% 
  

23.7% 
  

16.3% 
  

16.6% 
  



Dumfries and Galloway 
  

13.1% 
  

10.9% 
  

10.0% 
  

8.4% 
  

18.2% 
  

17.7% 
  

16.9% 
  

15.0% 
  



Dundee City 
  

15.6% 
  

14.2% 
  

11.8% 
  

8.9% 
  

25.6% 
  

22.3% 
  

18.7% 
  

16.9% 
  



East Ayrshire 
  

14.8% 
  

11.2% 
  

9.4% 
  

7.9% 
  

25.8% 
  

21.4% 
  

18.1% 
  

13.9% 
  



East Dunbartonshire 
  

5.4% 
  

3.9% 
  

4.5% 
  

3.0% 
  

10.5% 
  

10.9% 
  

8.5% 
  

6.4% 
  



East Lothian 
  

9.3% 
  

8.9% 
  

6.5% 
  

5.8% 
  

16.5% 
  

13.3% 
  

11.8% 
  

10.3% 
  



East Renfrewshire 
  

7.3% 
  

4.7% 
  

4.3% 
  

4.5% 
  

10.9% 
  

8.0% 
  

8.9% 
  

8.9% 
  



Edinburgh City 
  

12.0% 
  

10.7% 
  

9.1% 
  

7.9% 
  

17.6% 
  

16.8% 
  

13.9% 
  

12.8% 
  



Eilean Siar 
  

6.5% 
  

5.9% 
  

3.7% 
  

7.0% 
  

10.1% 
  

7.8% 
  

8.5% 
  

13.2% 
  



Falkirk 
  

11.6% 
  

9.3% 
  

6.6% 
  

6.9% 
  

17.6% 
  

15.3% 
  

10.3% 
  

11.4% 
  



Fife 
  

15.9% 
  

12.8% 
  

10.8% 
  

8.7% 
  

23.8% 
  

22.3% 
  

20.3% 
  

17.0% 
  



Glasgow City 
  

14.9% 
  

11.4% 
  

10.6% 
  

8.3% 
  

27.6% 
  

19.9% 
  

18.2% 
  

16.6% 
  



Highland 
  

9.0% 
  

8.1% 
  

7.6% 
  

7.2% 
  

16.1% 
  

13.4% 
  

13.2% 
  

11.3% 
  



Inverclyde 
  

10.9% 
  

10.3% 
  

6.7% 
  

7.1% 
  

18.0% 
  

15.8% 
  

15.6% 
  

14.5% 
  



Midlothian 
  

12.7% 
  

10.5% 
  

11.6% 
  

8.6% 
  

23.9% 
  

20.1% 
  

20.8% 
  

14.8% 
  



Moray 
  

10.5% 
  

6.4% 
  

7.8% 
  

7.9% 
  

15.7% 
  

11.6% 
  

12.7% 
  

13.2% 
  



North Ayrshire 
  

11.5% 
  

9.3% 
  

6.9% 
  

8.0% 
  

22.5% 
  

15.4% 
  

13.0% 
  

14.2% 
  



North Lanarkshire 
  

11.0% 
  

9.8% 
  

7.0% 
  

6.5% 
  

23.3% 
  

19.2% 
  

14.7% 
  

11.7% 
  



Orkney Islands 
  

6.6% 
  

4.5% 
  

9.5% 
  

4.4% 
  

11.5% 
  

10.3% 
  

8.5% 
  

8.8% 
  



Perth and Kinross 
  

9.3% 
  

6.1% 
  

6.6% 
  

7.0% 
  

15.1% 
  

10.4% 
  

10.8% 
  

11.6% 
  



Renfrewshire 
  

18.8% 
  

10.3% 
  

8.2% 
  

6.1% 
  

25.7% 
  

16.4% 
  

16.1% 
  

11.5% 
  



Scottish Borders 
  

9.3% 
  

7.8% 
  

6.4% 
  

5.9% 
  

15.6% 
  

12.5% 
  

9.6% 
  

9.3% 
  



Shetland Islands 
  

10.5% 
  

6.5% 
  

7.5% 
  

3.9% 
  

18.6% 
  

14.9% 
  

14.2% 
  

9.9% 
  



South Ayrshire 
  

10.2% 
  

7.4% 
  

5.1% 
  

6.0% 
  

17.7% 
  

15.1% 
  

11.5% 
  

11.0% 
  



South Lanarkshire 
  

10.1% 
  

8.4% 
  

6.7% 
  

5.6% 
  

17.7% 
  

15.1% 
  

13.8% 
  

10.9% 
  



Stirling 
  

11.7% 
  

8.4% 
  

8.7% 
  

6.1% 
  

20.6% 
  

13.7% 
  

13.0% 
  

12.7% 
  



West Dunbartonshire 
  

20.2% 
  

9.0% 
  

7.8% 
  

6.6% 
  

30.7% 
  

16.5% 
  

14.4% 
  

14.4% 
  



West Lothian 
  

12.7% 
  

11.0% 
  

8.8% 
  

6.6% 
  

21.8% 
  

20.7% 
  

17.8% 
  

14.2% 
  



  5-14 Attainment of Pupils in Publicly Funded Schools in Scotland by Local Authority - Percentage of Pupils Not Attaining Level C or Above by End of P7

  


Local Authority 
  

Maths
% P7 Not Attaining Level C or Above 
  



1998-99 
  

1999-2000 
  

2000-01 
  

2001-02 
  



Scotland 
  

11.2% 
  

11.6% 
  

10.6% 
  

9.3% 
  



Aberdeen City 
  

9.4% 
  

11.7% 
  

10.0% 
  

9.0% 
  



Aberdeenshire 
  

6.7% 
  

8.2% 
  

7.7% 
  

8.0% 
  



Angus 
  

12.4% 
  

12.3% 
  

10.7% 
  

11.8% 
  



Argyll and Bute 
  

27.0% 
  

9.8% 
  

9.2% 
  

9.7% 
  



Clackmannanshire 
  

12.2% 
  

15.5% 
  

12.7% 
  

13.2% 
  



Dumfries and Galloway 
  

11.2% 
  

14.0% 
  

12.3% 
  

11.3% 
  



Dundee City 
  

15.5% 
  

16.4% 
  

14.4% 
  

11.9% 
  



East Ayrshire 
  

9.0% 
  

12.0% 
  

10.5% 
  

11.5% 
  



East Dunbartonshire 
  

5.1% 
  

5.0% 
  

6.0% 
  

3.8% 
  



East Lothian 
  

11.1% 
  

15.2% 
  

10.3% 
  

10.2% 
  



East Renfrewshire 
  

6.0% 
  

7.7% 
  

5.1% 
  

3.1% 
  



Edinburgh City 
  

13.4% 
  

13.5% 
  

13.1% 
  

11.0% 
  



Eilean Siar 
  

6.5% 
  

8.8% 
  

7.3% 
  

9.6% 
  



Falkirk 
  

9.7% 
  

10.7% 
  

8.2% 
  

9.3% 
  



Fife 
  

12.7% 
  

15.3% 
  

14.4% 
  

11.8% 
  



Glasgow City 
  

12.4% 
  

13.3% 
  

12.8% 
  

9.9% 
  



Highland 
  

10.1% 
  

11.2% 
  

11.1% 
  

10.4% 
  



Inverclyde 
  

10.8% 
  

10.9% 
  

10.3% 
  

8.2% 
  



Midlothian 
  

11.7% 
  

14.0% 
  

15.0% 
  

14.3% 
  



Moray 
  

8.4% 
  

8.7% 
  

9.3% 
  

10.2% 
  



North Ayrshire 
  

9.4% 
  

10.9% 
  

9.7% 
  

9.7% 
  



North Lanarkshire 
  

10.1% 
  

9.5% 
  

9.4% 
  

7.4% 
  



Orkney Islands 
  

6.3% 
  

4.9% 
  

9.5% 
  

9.2% 
  



Perth and Kinross 
  

7.6% 
  

9.4% 
  

7.4% 
  

9.1% 
  



Renfrewshire 
  

18.2% 
  

9.6% 
  

8.6% 
  

7.4% 
  



Scottish Borders 
  

9.3% 
  

11.7% 
  

9.5% 
  

8.0% 
  



Shetland Islands 
  

11.4% 
  

9.3% 
  

7.5% 
  

6.3% 
  



South Ayrshire 
  

10.6% 
  

8.4% 
  

8.0% 
  

5.6% 
  



South Lanarkshire 
  

8.7% 
  

9.4% 
  

8.6% 
  

6.8% 
  



Stirling 
  

10.7% 
  

11.6% 
  

8.7% 
  

7.6% 
  



West Dunbartonshire 
  

16.3% 
  

13.9% 
  

9.4% 
  

8.8% 
  



West Lothian 
  

11.6% 
  

13.9% 
  

13.8% 
  

10.3%

Education

Mr Brian Monteith (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of pupils in each local authority area did not attain Level D within the 5-14 attainment targets by the end of secondary 2 for (a) reading, (b) writing and (c) mathematics in each year since 1998.

Nicol Stephen: The following table shows the percentage of pupils in each local authority who did not reach 5-14 attainment Level D or above by the end of secondary 2 in the school years 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01 and 2001-02. Results are shown for reading, writing and mathematics separately.

  The information was obtained from the annual survey of 5-14 attainment levels in publicly funded schools. The results include a small number of pupils where level of attainment was not available.

  Data collected from Gaelic-medium education establishments are included in the 2001-02 results, but were excluded in previous years due to problems with data definitions and data consistency. Therefore caution should be applied when considering year-on-year comparisons of some local authorities.

  5-14 Attainment of Pupils in Publicly Funded Schools in Scotland by Local Authority - Percentage of Pupils Not Attaining Level D or Above by End of S2

  


Local Authority 
  

Reading
% S2 Not Attaining Level D or Above 
  

Writing
% S2 Not Attaining Level D or Above 
  



1998-99 
  

1999-2000 
  

2000-01 
  

2001-02 
  

1998-99 
  

1999-2000 
  

2000-01 
  

2001-02 
  



Scotland 
  

27.5% 
  

23.2% 
  

20.8% 
  

19.5% 
  

30.5% 
  

25.2% 
  

23.3% 
  

20.9% 
  



Aberdeen City 
  

20.5% 
  

22.5% 
  

19.4% 
  

19.1% 
  

27.0% 
  

26.0% 
  

23.6% 
  

21.1% 
  



Aberdeenshire 
  

15.8% 
  

16.0% 
  

13.5% 
  

15.1% 
  

20.2% 
  

19.1% 
  

17.0% 
  

15.2% 
  



Angus 
  

21.5% 
  

23.2% 
  

19.6% 
  

17.0% 
  

31.9% 
  

15.2% 
  

16.1% 
  

14.8% 
  



Argyll and Bute 
  

60.3% 
  

18.1% 
  

13.4% 
  

14.7% 
  

64.8% 
  

19.5% 
  

17.6% 
  

17.5% 
  



Clackmannanshire 
  

31.7% 
  

38.8% 
  

25.3% 
  

31.5% 
  

35.9% 
  

37.7% 
  

28.3% 
  

35.1% 
  



Dumfries and Galloway 
  

19.8% 
  

19.3% 
  

22.7% 
  

20.8% 
  

23.2% 
  

21.6% 
  

25.4% 
  

21.7% 
  



Dundee City 
  

23.2% 
  

27.8% 
  

24.2% 
  

22.3% 
  

22.9% 
  

25.4% 
  

26.8% 
  

20.0% 
  



East Ayrshire 
  

28.3% 
  

25.4% 
  

23.8% 
  

21.1% 
  

33.1% 
  

29.8% 
  

29.5% 
  

25.1% 
  



East Dunbartonshire 
  

52.6% 
  

11.8% 
  

11.0% 
  

11.6% 
  

48.6% 
  

24.8% 
  

13.7% 
  

11.9% 
  



East Lothian 
  

20.6% 
  

23.8% 
  

17.5% 
  

17.4% 
  

25.5% 
  

29.2% 
  

21.1% 
  

21.0% 
  



East Renfrewshire 
  

13.5% 
  

10.8% 
  

13.4% 
  

10.4% 
  

13.8% 
  

10.8% 
  

17.3% 
  

13.8% 
  



Edinburgh City 
  

27.8% 
  

29.5% 
  

26.8% 
  

24.4% 
  

31.0% 
  

31.6% 
  

28.8% 
  

26.2% 
  



Eilean Siar 
  

11.1% 
  

9.5% 
  

13.8% 
  

9.5% 
  

8.4% 
  

7.6% 
  

13.3% 
  

15.6% 
  



Falkirk 
  

23.3% 
  

24.3% 
  

22.6% 
  

21.0% 
  

25.7% 
  

25.0% 
  

23.2% 
  

16.9% 
  



Fife 
  

33.0% 
  

26.7% 
  

25.0% 
  

24.1% 
  

36.3% 
  

27.8% 
  

26.4% 
  

24.6% 
  



Glasgow City 
  

35.2% 
  

32.1% 
  

27.6% 
  

25.5% 
  

38.8% 
  

35.5% 
  

29.4% 
  

26.5% 
  



Highland 
  

13.6% 
  

15.7% 
  

14.7% 
  

16.6% 
  

15.5% 
  

15.2% 
  

17.6% 
  

16.5% 
  



Inverclyde 
  

19.9% 
  

20.1% 
  

14.8% 
  

14.6% 
  

27.2% 
  

17.6% 
  

13.4% 
  

16.1% 
  



Midlothian 
  

15.8% 
  

25.0% 
  

24.8% 
  

21.1% 
  

18.9% 
  

24.2% 
  

28.9% 
  

22.6% 
  



Moray 
  

19.0% 
  

17.8% 
  

20.7% 
  

16.0% 
  

24.2% 
  

19.6% 
  

25.4% 
  

17.3% 
  



North Ayrshire 
  

24.0% 
  

26.6% 
  

25.6% 
  

20.6% 
  

27.5% 
  

29.6% 
  

27.9% 
  

21.9% 
  



North Lanarkshire 
  

32.8% 
  

26.3% 
  

22.6% 
  

22.1% 
  

32.0% 
  

31.4% 
  

27.8% 
  

26.5% 
  



Orkney Islands 
  

8.0% 
  

9.2% 
  

9.4% 
  

8.0% 
  

8.0% 
  

11.3% 
  

5.6% 
  

12.0% 
  



Perth and Kinross 
  

15.3% 
  

13.9% 
  

16.3% 
  

13.2% 
  

15.0% 
  

13.6% 
  

16.9% 
  

13.9% 
  



Renfrewshire 
  

50.7% 
  

22.4% 
  

20.7% 
  

20.9% 
  

51.7% 
  

23.3% 
  

23.1% 
  

23.6% 
  



Scottish Borders 
  

12.8% 
  

13.0% 
  

13.8% 
  

17.6% 
  

16.0% 
  

13.8% 
  

15.1% 
  

14.9% 
  



Shetland Islands 
  

7.6% 
  

7.4% 
  

10.8% 
  

11.6% 
  

8.3% 
  

8.6% 
  

10.8% 
  

15.0% 
  



South Ayrshire 
  

30.3% 
  

20.7% 
  

19.8% 
  

17.7% 
  

29.6% 
  

25.2% 
  

22.1% 
  

20.6% 
  



South Lanarkshire 
  

23.9% 
  

24.0% 
  

17.3% 
  

15.5% 
  

25.6% 
  

25.7% 
  

20.6% 
  

19.4% 
  



Stirling 
  

20.5% 
  

21.7% 
  

19.5% 
  

17.1% 
  

33.7% 
  

20.5% 
  

19.1% 
  

16.8% 
  



West Dunbartonshire 
  

39.5% 
  

22.0% 
  

23.1% 
  

20.2% 
  

48.0% 
  

29.2% 
  

28.3% 
  

22.9% 
  



West Lothian 
  

27.9% 
  

27.1% 
  

21.7% 
  

19.0% 
  

33.0% 
  

28.5% 
  

24.2% 
  

18.9% 
  



  5-14 Attainment of Pupils in Publicly Funded Schools in Scotland by Local Authority - Percentage of Pupils Not Attaining Level D or Above by End of S2

  


Local Authority 
  

Maths
% S2 Not Attaining Level D or Above 
  



1998-99 
  

1999-2000 
  

2000-01 
  

2001-02 
  



Scotland 
  

27.2% 
  

23.2% 
  

21.2% 
  

20.8% 
  



Aberdeen City 
  

25.0% 
  

26.5% 
  

23.2% 
  

23.1% 
  



Aberdeenshire 
  

13.3% 
  

15.1% 
  

13.9% 
  

13.3% 
  



Angus 
  

24.2% 
  

22.9% 
  

21.6% 
  

18.5% 
  



Argyll and Bute 
  

47.6% 
  

28.6% 
  

20.0% 
  

20.9% 
  



Clackmannanshire 
  

29.3% 
  

27.9% 
  

19.9% 
  

29.0% 
  



Dumfries and Galloway 
  

21.6% 
  

20.6% 
  

21.1% 
  

20.4% 
  



Dundee City 
  

28.0% 
  

27.7% 
  

29.3% 
  

29.2% 
  



East Ayrshire 
  

19.5% 
  

19.3% 
  

15.1% 
  

15.5% 
  



East Dunbartonshire 
  

43.7% 
  

16.9% 
  

12.1% 
  

12.0% 
  



East Lothian 
  

33.2% 
  

25.8% 
  

21.9% 
  

22.8% 
  



East Renfrewshire 
  

9.5% 
  

8.0% 
  

9.4% 
  

7.4% 
  



Edinburgh City 
  

27.1% 
  

27.2% 
  

25.2% 
  

26.9% 
  



Eilean Siar 
  

11.4% 
  

14.3% 
  

13.6% 
  

17.4% 
  



Falkirk 
  

18.1% 
  

20.1% 
  

18.6% 
  

17.1% 
  



Fife 
  

24.9% 
  

25.2% 
  

25.7% 
  

25.7% 
  



Glasgow City 
  

35.6% 
  

34.1% 
  

28.5% 
  

27.8% 
  



Highland 
  

22.0% 
  

16.3% 
  

15.4% 
  

16.0% 
  



Inverclyde 
  

22.5% 
  

16.7% 
  

19.7% 
  

16.6% 
  



Midlothian 
  

14.6% 
  

28.5% 
  

30.3% 
  

22.8% 
  



Moray 
  

15.2% 
  

18.4% 
  

21.9% 
  

16.8% 
  



North Ayrshire 
  

22.7% 
  

21.0% 
  

19.5% 
  

22.5% 
  



North Lanarkshire 
  

28.2% 
  

22.1% 
  

21.4% 
  

20.3% 
  



Orkney Islands 
  

4.0% 
  

13.3% 
  

15.7% 
  

11.2% 
  



Perth and Kinross 
  

18.6% 
  

15.9% 
  

15.1% 
  

12.3% 
  



Renfrewshire 
  

50.6% 
  

22.5% 
  

19.3% 
  

19.6% 
  



Scottish Borders 
  

17.5% 
  

19.7% 
  

18.5% 
  

20.8% 
  



Shetland Islands 
  

17.3% 
  

14.5% 
  

20.8% 
  

15.4% 
  



South Ayrshire 
  

44.4% 
  

20.5% 
  

18.4% 
  

18.5% 
  



South Lanarkshire 
  

25.3% 
  

21.6% 
  

18.3% 
  

19.1% 
  



Stirling 
  

13.1% 
  

18.4% 
  

16.5% 
  

17.9% 
  



West Dunbartonshire 
  

51.3% 
  

31.2% 
  

30.3% 
  

28.4% 
  



West Lothian 
  

29.4% 
  

31.6% 
  

24.6% 
  

23.0%

Education

Mr Brian Monteith (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will give details of all guidance, guidelines and official circulars initiated by it and the former Scottish Office that are still operational in respect of pre-school centres, primary schools, secondary schools, special schools and tertiary education institutes.

Nicol Stephen: Written material of the kind mentioned can take a number of forms and is issued from a number of areas within the Executive. Central logging of this written material is not undertaken. This was also the case with similar material issued by the former Scottish Office.

Education

Christine Grahame (South of Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what funding it provides (a) to Capability Scotland and (b) towards the costs of schools such as Westerlea School in Edinburgh.

Cathy Jamieson: The Scottish Executive is providing direct funding to Capability Scotland in 2002-03 as set out in the table:

  


Project/Purpose 
  

Amount 
  

Paid Under 
  



Parents as Partners Project 
  

£73,600 
  

Educational Development, Research and Services (Scotland) 
  Grant Regulations 1999 
  



Supporting the Inclusion of Pupils with Physical Disabilities 
  

£51,500 
  

Educational Development, Research and Services (Scotland) 
  Grant Regulations 1999 
  



Chatability Project 
  

£7,000 
  

Educational Development, Research and Services (Scotland) 
  Grant Regulations 1999 
  



Core Funding 
  

£45,000 
  

Section 10 (1) Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 
  



Total 
  

£177,100 
  
 



  The Scottish Executive does not provide funding for Westerlea School but provides grant aided funding to Capability Scotland for Corseford School, Kilbarchan and Stanmore House School, Lanark. Grant aid in 2002-03 is £1,020,200 for Corseford School, and £1,408,200 for Stanmore House School for running costs, with £47,957 and £59,007 respectively, for capital expenditure.

Fisheries

Mr Jamie Stone (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross) (LD): To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-32289 by Allan Wilson on 18 December 2002, what action it plans to take following the European Commission’s decision in respect of minimum import prices for farmed salmon.

Allan Wilson: The UK Government has, at last week's meeting of the European Commission's Anti Dumping Committee (ADC), secured an extension of time for the Community Industry and member states to assess the findings and implications of the Commission's report. The ADC will now hold substantive discussion with member states at their next meeting in February.

Fisheries

Mr Jamie McGrigor (Highlands and Islands) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has made an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed accession of 10 new member states to the European Union in 2004 and whether this enlargement will affect the quota shares of Scottish fishermen.

Ross Finnie: The Scottish Executive has monitored the progress of separate fisheries negotiations with each prospective EU member state but will not complete an assessment of all enlargement implications for fisheries before June 2003, when the Treaty of Accession is, for the first time, likely to be made available for detailed inspection.

  EU enlargement does not by itself give rise to any significant changes in national quota shares. Relative stability has been confirmed as the mechanism for quota allocations between all member states and it was used as a guiding principle of accession negotiations with each applicant country.

  A full report on the progress of the relevant fishery negotiations is publicly available on the Europa website:

  http://europa.eu.int/comm/enlargement/negotiations/chapters/chap8/index.

Foot-and-Mouth Disease

Richard Lochhead (North-East Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what expenditure it incurred as a result of the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak, broken down by department showing the type of expenditure incurred and including any support measures for (a) agricultural and (b) non-agricultural businesses and producers and whether there was any contribution to this expenditure from (i) HM Treasury and (ii) the European Union.

Ross Finnie: Out of its own budget, the Scottish Executive spent over £30 million on Scotland-wide measures designed to alleviate hardship and to assist with economic restructuring. Where recovery measures were made available to affected businesses, there was no distinction between agricultural and non-agricultural businesses.

  In Scotland the total cost of livestock compensation of the 2001 foot-and-mouth disease outbreak was £171 million. The additional costs associated with eradication such as disinfectant or the costs associated with burial sites amounted to a further £70 million. Under the Scottish Executive – State Veterinary Service Concordat, HM Government is responsible for all disease control and eradication costs. This is subject to European Union reimbursement of up to 60 per cent.

General Agreement on Trade in Services

Linda Fabiani (Central Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-30229 by Malcolm Chisholm on 17 October 2002, whether it will set out what the specific benefits of liberalisation under the General Agreement on Trade in Services have been, or are expected to be, to the health sector.

Malcolm Chisholm: The information relating to any specific benefits of liberalisation to the health sector is not available at present.

General Agreement on Trade in Services

Linda Fabiani (Central Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-30235 by Malcolm Chisholm on 17 October 2002, what adverse effects on trade in services in health need to be reduced or eliminated to provide effective market access for foreign service providers under the General Agreement on Trade in Services.

Malcolm Chisholm: The information relating to any adverse effects is not available at present.

Health

Brian Fitzpatrick (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what the provision has been of NHS hospital-based or community-based chiropody services for older people in the East Dunbartonshire Council area in each year since 1996.

Malcolm Chisholm: The information requested is not held centrally. The provision of chiropody services is the responsibility of local NHS systems who will consider the needs of older people when planning and developing local services.

Health

Mr Andrew Welsh (Angus) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what plans there are to reconfigure coronary care services at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee.

Malcolm Chisholm: There are no plans at the moment to reconfigure coronary care services at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee.

Historic Scotland

Colin Campbell (West of Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-32523 by Dr Elaine Murray on 13 January 2003, what its definition of transparency is in relation to answers to parliamentary questions, and where it is available.

Colin Campbell (West of Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S1W-31965 and S1W-32522 by Dr Elaine Murray on 9 and 27 December 2002 respectively, what its definition of commercial confidentiality is; where this is available and, if no written definition of commercial confidentiality exists, who decides against disclosing information to MSPs on the grounds of commercial confidentiality.

Colin Campbell (West of Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S1W-31965 and S1W-32522 by Dr Elaine Murray on 9 and 27 December 2002 respectively, whether a decision on the commercial confidentiality of information lies with it, its agencies or any other public body, or with the commercial interest with which they may be involved.

Dr Elaine Murray: Guidance on the  Code of Practice on Access to Scottish Executive Information is available to officials who provide advice to ministers on whether the information held by the Scottish Executive should be disclosed.

  A copy of the Code of Practice is available from the Parliament’s Reference Centre (Bib. number 9648).

Income

Brian Fitzpatrick (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) average net annual income and (b) growth rates in such income have been in the East Dunbartonshire Council area in each year from 1995.

Ms Margaret Curran: The data sources which the Executive use for income analysis are the Department for Work and Pensions’ Family Resources Survey and the derived Households Below Average Income analysis. The sample size is not large enough to allow analysis below Scotland level.

Justice

Christine Grahame (South of Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive how many women under the age of 21 received (a) a custodial sentence, (b) a community penalty, (c) a monetary penalty and (d) any other penalty in (i) 1999-2000, (ii) 2000-01, (iii) 2001-02 and (iv) 2002-03 to date.

Mr Jim Wallace: The information available, which relates to calendar years, is given in the following table.

  Females Aged Under 21 With a Charge Proved in Scottish Courts, by Type of Sentence, 1999-2001

  


Main disposal 
  

Year of Sentence 
  



1999 
  

2000 
  

2001 
  



Custody 
  

282 
  

336 
  

331 
  



Community sentence 
  

582 
  

525 
  

505 
  



Monetary 
  

1,530 
  

1,416 
  

1,357 
  



Other sentence 
  

885 
  

782 
  

730 
  



Total 
  

3,279 
  

3,059 
  

2,923

Land Reform (Scotland) Bill

Stewart Stevenson (Banff and Buchan) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive when it plans to lay before the Parliament the Scottish Outdoor Access Code, defined in the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill.

Ross Finnie: Part 1 of the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill would place a duty on Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) to draw up the Scottish Outdoor Access Code and issue it. The process of drawing up and issuing the code is a matter for SNH. I understand, however, that SNH intends to reconvene the Access Forum next month, with a view to finalising a draft of the code and issuing it for public consultation before the end of March 2003. The organisations to be involved in drafting the code is a matter for SNH, but all interested parties will have the opportunity to make their views known during the consultation phase. The bill would require that SNH submit the proposed code to ministers for approval. I understand SNH hope to be in a position to submit the code to ministers in the autumn. Following their approval, the bill would require that the code is approved by Parliament before it can be issued. I hope that this will be achieved this year.

NHS Waiting Lists

Nicola Sturgeon (Glasgow) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what NHS trusts have a policy of removing patients from waiting lists after a certain period of time if the patient does not write to confirm that they wish to remain on the list.

Malcolm Chisholm: To ensure that waiting lists are kept up to date and reflect the personal wishes and circumstances of patients, and to enable the most efficient use of specialised services, NHS trusts may contact patients to check that they continue to wish treatment. If a patient did not respond to attempts to contact them to enquire about their desire to remain on a waiting list, it would be good clinical practice for the patient to be referred back to their primary care team to determine if treatment is still clinically appropriate.

NHS Waiting Times

Mr Mike Rumbles (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine) (LD): To ask the Scottish Executive what the average out-patient waiting time has been in each of the last three years for which figures are available.

Malcolm Chisholm: Information on the out-patient waiting times is published by the Information and Statistics Division (ISD) of NHSScotland. The annual median out-patient waiting times are published on the ISD Online website at:

  http://www.show.scot.nhs.uk/isd/acute_activity/Historic/annual1.htm.

Police

Mr Kenny MacAskill (Lothians) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive how many Lothian and Borders Police officers in the City of Edinburgh area have had less than (a) one year’s service and (b) two years’ service in each year since 1999, broken down by division.

Mr Jim Wallace: Information at this level of detail is not held centrally. It would be for Lothian and Borders Police to provide.

Public Transport

Brian Fitzpatrick (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been (a) sought and (b) made available under the (i) public transport, (ii) integrated transport or (iii) rural transport funds to support projects in the East Dunbartonshire Council area in each year since 1996.

Lewis Macdonald: Allocations have been sought and resources awarded to East Dunbartonshire Council as follows:

  

 

1998-99 
  

1999-2000 
  

2000-01 
  

2001-02 
  

2002-03 
  

2003-04 
  

2004-05 
  

2005-06 
  



£ million 
  



Public Transport Fund 
  



Awarded 
(3 projects) 
  

- 
  

- 
  

- 
  

0.150 
  

0.100 
  

1.026 
  

1.121 
  

2.001 
  



Rejected 
(2 projects) 
  

- 
  

- 
  

0.200 
  

1.300 
  

0.240 
  

- 
  

- 
  

- 
  



Cycling, Walking and Safer Streets1




Awarded 
  

- 
  

- 
  

0.114 
  

0.066 
  

0.101 
  

0.176 
  

- 
  

- 
  



Rural Public Passenger Transport Grant2




Awarded 
  

0.030 
  

0.030 
  

0.032 
  

0.041 
  

0.042 
  

0.047 
  

- 
  

- 
  



Rural Community Transport Initiative 
  



Rejected
(1 project) 
  

0.030 
  

0.001 
  

- 
  

- 
  

- 
  

- 
  

- 
  

- 
  



  Note:

  1. Grant is paid on a formula allocation basis to all local authorities in Scotland.

  2. Grant is paid on a formula allocation basis to all local authorities in Scotland, with the exception of City of Aberdeen Council, City of Dundee Council, City of Edinburgh Council, and City of Glasgow Council. Since Strathclyde Passenger Transport (SPT) is responsible for securing public passenger transport within the East Dunbartonshire area, East Dunbartonshire Council has mandated payment of the grant shown to SPT.

  In addition, the Scottish Executive is currently considering an application to the Integrated Transport Fund from a consortium of partners which will involve the funding of pilot projects for travel behaviour change in Aberdeenshire, East Dunbartonshire and Renfrewshire.

Recycling

Mr Andrew Welsh (Angus) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive to what extent recycling compliance schemes have been successful in meeting waste packaging targets.

Ross Finnie: Between 1999 and 2001, there has only been one occasion on which a scheme registered with the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) failed to discharge the collective recovery obligation of its membership.

Recycling

Mr Andrew Welsh (Angus) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive whether any recycling compliance schemes did not meet waste packaging targets in each year since 1999 and, if so, what action was taken in respect of such schemes.

Ross Finnie: Between 1999 and 2001, one scheme registered with the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) failed to discharge the collective recovery obligation of its membership. That was Wastepack, in respect of 2001.

  The SEPA subsequently considered whether to cancel Wastepack’s registration with it in terms of Regulation 17 of The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 1997 but decided not to do so. I am currently considering whether Scottish ministers’ approval of the scheme under regulation 12(4) should be maintained.

  Data for 2002 are not yet available.

Renewable Energy

Alex Fergusson (South of Scotland) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive what direct subsidy would be payable to the developers if the 60-turbine wind power station proposed at Robin Rigg in the Solway Firth was approved.

Ross Finnie: The developers have made an application to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) for assistance under the UK Capital Grants Scheme for offshore wind. The outcome will be determined by a competitive process and is expected to be announced during the summer.

Renewable Energy

Alex Fergusson (South of Scotland) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive what annual average subsidy would be payable by electricity consumers for the electricity generated if the 60-turbine wind power station being proposed for Robin Rigg in the Solway Firth was approved.

Ross Finnie: The Renewables Obligation (Scotland) imposes limited additional costs upon all suppliers of renewable energy. The extent to which these costs are reclaimed from consumers is a commercial matter for the companies concerned.

Scottish Executive Correspondence

Mr Brian Monteith (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has responded to the correspondence sent to it in August 2002 by Stirling Council regarding re-regulation of the bus industry; if not, when it expects to respond, and what the reasons are for its position on this matter.

Lewis Macdonald: I replied to Stirling Council’s letter of 15 August on this matter on 4 September.

Scottish Executive Websites

Stewart Stevenson (Banff and Buchan) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost to date has been of (a) developing and (b) maintaining the Care in Scotland website, inclusive of VAT.

Cathy Jamieson: Development and maintenance costs are £34,762 inclusive of VAT.

Scottish Executive Websites

Stewart Stevenson (Banff and Buchan) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive whether the running costs incurred in respect of the Care in Scotland website are met from (a) the existing departmental budget and, if so, from what part of the budget, (b) new money allocated by it or (c) a central advertising budget.

Cathy Jamieson: The running costs for the Care in Scotland website are met from the existing departmental programme spend.

Scottish Executive Websites

Stewart Stevenson (Banff and Buchan) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) successful hits, (b) page impressions and (c) visits or user sessions the Care in Scotland website has had in each month since the site went live.

Cathy Jamieson: Successful hits, page views and visit numbers are set out in the following table:

  Summary of Activity by Time Increment

  


Time Interval 
  

Hits 
  

Page Views 
  

Bytes 
  

Visits 
  



Fri 25-10-2002 to Thu 31-10-2002 
  

185,521 
  

15,086 
  

415.43M 
  

4,557 
  



Fri 01-11-2002 to Thu 07-11-2002 
  

170,558 
  

14,482 
  

392.27M 
  

4,629 
  



Fri 08-11-2002 to Thu 14-11-2002 
  

185,577 
  

15,792 
  

419.94M 
  

5,468 
  



Fri 15-11-2002 to Thu 21-11-2002 
  

129,578 
  

10,713 
  

288.79 M 
  

4,356 
  



Fri 22-11-2002 to Thu 28-11-2002 
  

58,003 
  

4,944 
  

140.13 M 
  

2,714 
  



Fri 29-11-2002 to Thu 05-12-2002 
  

38,805 
  

3,297 
  

106.56 M 
  

2,122 
  



Fri 06-12-2002 to Thu 12-12-2002 
  

36,318 
  

2,835 
  

88.41 M 
  

1,701 
  



Fri 13-12-2002 to Thu 19-12-2002 
  

27,658 
  

2,134 
  

63.85 M 
  

1,341 
  



Fri 20-12-2002 to Thu 26-12-2002 
  

11,423 
  

1,148 
  

36.70 M 
  

794 
  



Fri 27-12-2002 to Thu 02-01-2003 
  

16,576 
  

1,322 
  

37.90 M 
  

1,058 
  



Fri 03-01-2003 to Thu 09-01-2003 
  

40,282 
  

3,068 
  

100.70 M 
  

1,769 
  



Fri 10-01-2003 to Thu 16-01-2003 
  

33,277 
  

2,427 
  

78.59 M 
  

1,538 
  



Fri 17-01-2003 to Thu 23-01-2003 
  

874 
  

95 
  

3.04 M 
  

65 
  



Total 
  

934,450 
  

77,343 
  

2,172.37 M 
  

32,112

Scottish Executive Websites

Stewart Stevenson (Banff and Buchan) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive who provided the funds to develop the Traveline Scotland website and who will provide the funds to maintain the site.

Lewis Macdonald: The development of the Traveline Scotland website was funded by Journeyplan Ltd, who are also meeting the cost of maintaining the site.

Tourism

Mr Kenny MacAskill (Lothians) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what action it took to promote Scotland in the light of the world-wide coverage of the Hogmanay festivities and what TV advertising regarding Scotland as a holiday destination was promoted by it, VisitScotland, the British Tourist Authority or any organisation on its behalf.

Mike Watson: The promotion of Scotland as a tourist destination is an operational matter for VisitScotland. They have vigorously promoted Scotland as a winter destination and will continue to do so.

Water Supply

Ms Sandra White (Glasgow) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what progress is being made in the replacement of lead piping joining domestic premises to the public water supply.

Ross Finnie: In some areas, lead pipes were used to connect domestic properties to the public water supply up until about 1970. This pipe, known as the service pipe, is made up of the communication pipe and the supply pipe. Scottish Water is responsible for the communication pipe, the section in the street up to the property boundary and property owners are responsible for the supply pipe, the section from the property boundary into the property itself. Any internal lead plumbing is the responsibility of the property owner.

  As part of its work renewing water mains across Scotland, Scottish Water is replacing any lead communication pipes it comes across. Scottish Water also advises property owners of the risks from their own lead pipes and of steps that they can take to reduce that risk.

  In addition, if a property owner replaces their lead supply pipe, then Scottish Water is required, upon request, to replace the corresponding lead communication pipe.

Water Supply

Ms Sandra White (Glasgow) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what resources it is providing to assist the replacement of lead piping joining domestic premises to the public water supply.

Ross Finnie: Scottish Water is replacing lead communication pipes as part of the £1.8 billion pound investment programme agreed between Scottish ministers and Scottish Water over the period 2002-06. The communication pipe is the pipe that connects the public water supply to property owners private systems.

  Lead communication pipes are replaced as part of the water mains renewal programme and this work will continue beyond 2006.

Young Offenders

Michael Matheson (Central Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive whether the definition of a persistent young offender in National Standards for Scotland’s Youth Justice Services  supersedes the definition contained in Spending Proposals 2003-06 – Technical Notes .

Cathy Jamieson: Yes.

Young Offenders

Christine Grahame (South of Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what its response is to the statement in paragraph 163 of the Audit Scotland report, Dealing with offending by young people , that "there is no national information about the number of children in residential schools".

Cathy Jamieson: The statement in the Audit Scotland report reads in full:

  There is no national information about the numbers of young people in residential schools where offending is one of the difficulties that needs to be tackled.

  The Executive publishes annually figures on looked after children in residential schools. Those for 2001-02 were published on 28 November 2002 and are available at:

  http://www.scotland.gov.uk/stats/bulletins/00199-00.asp.

Young Offenders

Christine Grahame (South of Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what data it has on the number of young people in residential and secure units and young offenders institutions that have mental health difficulties and on the staffing provision in such units and institutions, as referred to in paragraph 166 of the Audit Scotland report, Dealing with offending by young people .

Cathy Jamieson: In 2001-02 there were two admissions to secure care for children with a clinically diagnosed mental health illness. In the same year, 103 young people with a clinically diagnosed mental health illness were admitted to residential accommodation.

  Many young people in residential care are reported to have mental health issues and there are specialist resources available that care establishments draw from to support these young people. This support should be included in the young person's care plan. In the secure estate an independent child care psychologist provides services at St Mary's Kenmure and NHS Glasgow provides sessional psychological support at Kerelaw and at Rossie implementation of an improved mental health assessment and care package has commenced.

  The Health Department is also conducting a review of the need for a secure facility for young people with a clinically diagnosed mental health illness.

  In relation to Young Offenders Institutions (YOI), Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service has responded as follows:

  Approximately 10% of the young offender population at Polmont YOI have mental health problems. 2-3% of those are in receipt of prescribed psychiatric medication. HM YOI Polmont has a dedicated mental health team.

Young Offenders

Christine Grahame (South of Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive in the light of the statement in paragraph 190 of the Audit Scotland report, Dealing with offending by young people , that "information about the progress of young people under supervision of local authorities is limited", what data it has and what action it has taken, or plans to take, to improve the collection and collation of such data.

Cathy Jamieson: Information on young people on a supervision requirement is held locally by local authorities. On 19 December, we allocated £3 million to local authorities to invest in IT to improve the information on and assessment of young people who offend.

Young Offenders

Christine Grahame (South of Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what its response is to the statement in paragraph 203 of the Audit Scotland report, Dealing with offending by young people , that "local authorities complain that there are too many separate funding sources, that they appear uncoordinated and too much time is required to make applications".

Cathy Jamieson: The Executive is actively looking at ways of achieving more integrated funding streams, following the Spending Review 2002, as part of its general drive towards more integrated services for children and young people.

Young Offenders

Christine Grahame (South of Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what its response is to the statement in paragraph 204 of the Audit Scotland report, Dealing with offending by young people , that, because the costs of custody in young offenders institutions are met by the Scottish Prison Service and the local authority meets the costs of secure accommodation which is five times more expensive, "this means that financial incentives and the objective of minimising costs could conflict with the objective of achieving the best results for young people who have offended" and whether it will accept the recommendation in the joint report by the Justice 1 and 2 Committees, Report on the Budget 2003-04 , that funding for secure accommodation should come from the justice budget.

Cathy Jamieson: Audit Scotland has made no recommendations on this point.

  Where a child has been sentenced to be detained under section 205 or section 208 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995, the place and conditions in which the child is detained are subject to the direction of ministers. Normally, as a matter of policy, the place of detention is secure accommodation.

Young Offenders

Christine Grahame (South of Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to recruit retired staff, sessional staff and train other professionals to deal with young people who offend, in the light of the finding in paragraph 219 of the Audit Scotland report, Dealing with offending by young people .

Cathy Jamieson: We are currently in the second phase of the Care in Scotland Life Changing Work campaign launched in October 2002. The campaign deals with all areas of social care, which includes young people who offend. In June 2002 I announced new funding of £400,000 for postgraduate bursaries and a further £800,000 will be made available this year. These measures have already attracted additional graduates into social work training. The Executive is working with COSLA to identify further measures.

  I also announced in December 2002 that £3 million would be made available from the Intensive Support Fund. Part of this funding will improve the aftercare of young people leaving secure accommodation to return to residential units or the community.

Young Offenders

Christine Grahame (South of Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive when it will publish its new national youth justice standards, as referred to by the Minister for Education and Young People on 5 December 2002 in its press release SEED153/2002.

Cathy Jamieson: The National Standards for Scotland's Youth Justice Services report was published on 19 December 2002. It is available in the Parliament’s Reference Centre (Bib. number 25683) and on the Scottish Executive website at:

  http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/justice/nssyjs-00.asp

Young Offenders

Christine Grahame (South of Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has responded formally to the Audit Scotland report, Dealing with offending by young people , and, if so, whether it will make copies of its response publicly available.

Cathy Jamieson: The Executive responded to the Audit Scotland report , Youth Justice in Scotland on 5 December 2002. The news release containing this response, SEED 153/2002, is available at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/pages/news/2002/12/SEED153.aspx .